Biologics in Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Capitalizing on the Window of Opportunity
Life has windows of opportunity but so does medicine—a point in time when intervening may change the course of what happens next. Like anything else, it’s important to take advantage when those opportunities arise because once they’re gone… they’re gone. And when the window is there, “Take it!” In dermatology, hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a chronic, […]
Visible Light: The Sun Damage We’ve Been Missing
Have you ever had a patient come in with a sunburn and you immediately ask, “Did you wear your sunscreen?” As dermatologists we might pontificate about sunscreen, even if the patient says, “Yes.” When someone says they used their sunscreen right—used enough, chose SPF of at least 50, broad spectrum and reapplied consistently and still […]
Don’t Blame Coco but We’re Still Chasing the Tan
I can admit it. Even as a dermatologist I still like the idea of having that bronzed glow. I don’t go to the tanning bed or lay out in the sun but the desire to be a little bronzed is still there. I just get mine out of a bottle, like a Jergens, and yes, […]